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The Statewide Infrastructure Investigations Branch provides planning and technical expertise across DWR programs in support of sustainable water resources manag ...

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) and Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) are used to portray the flow of surface water on the The National Map which is maint ...

Communities and citizens have to be proactive about flooding and mitigating flood risks. Each year, we mail out notices to property owners in the Central Valley ...

Atmospheric river storms in January and February 2017 caused flooding in the Central Valley and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. These storms put additional pr ...

Watershed University is a free event that provides education and networking opportunities for California professionals in floodplain management, water managemen ...

The Urban Level of Flood Protection Criteria was developed in response to requirements from the Central Valley Flood Protection Act of 2008 to strengthen the li ...

Our data collection and analysis efforts support flood management and emergency response. We develop and provide real-time tools to assess flood conditions and ...

The United States Congress authorizes the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to implement flood system improvements to the State Plan of Flood Control (SFCP ...

Over the last 60 years, California has experienced more than 30 major flood events, resulting in more than 300 lives lost, more than 750 injuries and billions o ...

The project will open up approximately 13.4 miles of stream to salmon and steelhead. Proposed alternatives include possible modifications to the existing flume ...

lover Creek is located approximately 12 miles east of Redding in Shasta County, on the eastern side of the Sacramento River. Clover Creek is a tributary to Cow ...

Our Regulatory Compliance Branch monitors and analyzes fish salvage and loss rates at State Water Project (SWP) and Central Valley Project (CVP) Delta export fa ...

Our Fish Relocation Study is a two-year effort that is an important part of our compliance with the requirements of the 2009 National Marine Fisheries Services ...

Data shows that dredging can be used as an effective tool to increase the survival of certain endangered fish species. We’re investigating this possibility acro ...

Green Sturgeon are native to California and migrate from saltwater and brackish water to freshwater to spawn. Green Sturgeon are federally identified as a threa ...

In concert with the CDFW’s Zooplankton group, we collect discrete biological data in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Estuary. Benthic Organisms, phytoplankton and zo ...

The California Water Action Plan sets our path toward sustainable water use and the ability to withstand changing climate conditions and droughts.

Thank you for your interest in educating your students on the importance of water. To help you develop classroom curriculum, the Department of Water Resources ...

Routine water quality monitoring efforts are conducted by EMP and MWQP, primarily in the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta (Delta). Bryte Lab analyzes wate ...